#dnd characte creation

[mentally-retired]

stop giving non mammalian things nipples and breasts

also stop giving non mammalian things the ability to produce milk

and stop giving non mammalian creatures fur/hair

also mammal, if you don't know, is derived from mammary ie boobs, if its not mammal that ain't got mammaries

"oh but i gave her another reasons for boobs not related to reproduction!! its for warmth fat storage/etc some other reason" okay? then men get boobs to if youre taking the mammalian logic to explain chests, give the male of your monmammalian speices breasts as well or have no breasts at all

i will not hear your nonsense, gooner, remove the breasts

also if youre giving fucking rock/plant/fungi character a breast i am showing up at your house with fucking rolling boulder WHY DO DRYADS HAVE FUCKING TITTIES ARE THEY BREAST FEEDING THEIR SAPLING? FUCK YOUUUUUUUUU

[oldschoolfrp]

Strength, Constitution, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma as illustrated by Bob Maurus, from "The six main skills: What AD&D game abilities mean in real terms" by Jefferson P Swycaffer, Dragon 107, March 1986

[ruby-red-inky-blue]

please reblog for wider range, I'm curious!

[pens-and-overblots]

Finally finished the Booklet for Pens and Overblots so my players can use it. It doesn't have art but the table of contents has links that will warp you to the correct page.

Granted it does need some fine tune polish like art and subheadings and page numbers but that's later down the line. Right now this is more than done for starting since I figure I'll be updating it as we go and see what works or doesn't work as a mechanic. Which would mean I would need to reformat depending how much changes, all of this is manual. Already I've edited some of the Specialized Subjects (subclasess) while setting up my players' characters. Invention and Technomancy got changed to be more viable and fun.

[kidvoodoo]

And so the adventure begins…

[notetakers-blog-of-holding]

Slightly Obscure D&D Character Questions!!

dedicated to those who can't stop thinking about their own characters ♡

What does your character typically keep in their pockets?

Do they consider themselves an optimist? Pessimist? Realist? What are they like in actuality?

How do they carry themselves around strangers? Friends/Lovers? Family?

If your character was a work of art, how would you describe them?

How does your character express they're comfortable?

How does your character express that they're uncomfortable?

How impulsive is your character?

What is something they cannot resist?

What is their favorite scent?

If they were in a rock band, what role would they play?

How does your character blow off steam? 

Physically, does your character feel warm or do they always feel cold?

If they were a body of water, what would they be?

Does your character value promises? Are they good at keeping them?

Describe their ideal date. 

What keeps them going?

Does your character swear? What's their favorite phrase/word?

How does your character act when they want to seem inviting?

How does your character act when they want to seem threatening?

Can your character flirt? Are they aware they're flirting? How do they do it?

If they were a potion, what would it look like? (Color, glass shape, smell, etc.)

What kind of person would they never side with?

Would your character want to be famous? Why or why not?

What's a controversial food opinion they would have?

How does your character feel about spending money?

What would they want for their funeral? 

If they were a ghost, how would they haunt in the afterlife? 

Why do they keep secrets?

What does your character have too much of?

What never gets old for your character? Something your character can't get enough of?

Can your character visualize actual concepts in their head? Or are they just vague thoughts? 

Does your character daydream? What do they usually keep their mind occupied with?

How do they feel about the unknown?

How do they respond to condescension? 

Do they consider themselves childish/mature for their age?

What makes them blush?

What are some ways your character acts silly?

What fairytale/myth suits your character the best?

What does your character believe their party lacks?

Describe a corruption/redemption arc version of your character.

What's a texture/sound your character cannot stand?

Is there something your character isn't very good at, but enjoys doing nonetheless?

Is your character good at apologizing? Why or why not?

How do they hold onto people?

What would they never forgive themselves for? 

How does your character feel about growing old?

Do they consider themselves funny? How do they use humor?

What do they want to leave behind?

Do they talk to themselves?

What is their native language? If they know multiple languages, how do they speak/act differently?

What makes them a hypocrite?

If your character was under quarantine, what type of quarantine person would they be? (Productive? Hobbyist? Lazy?)

What does freedom mean to them?

What is something they currently look forward to? What is something they dread?

How has your character's mental health been recently?

If your character had wings what would they look like?

How does the way they act seemingly contradict their ability scores?

What's a habit that needs to be broken?

What's something your character has realized?

Who do they go to when they need to bounce ideas off of someone?

Who do they go to when they've had a nightmare?

Who does your character think is the most put together in the party? 

Which party member would they pull a prank on? Who would they plan a prank with? 

What is one thing they want each party member to know?

Which do they value more?

65. Adoration or Intimidation?

66. Outward Passion or Quiet Rebellion?

67. Selflessness or Self-Preservation?

68. Objective or Subjective?

69. Journey or Destination? 

[limex]

Older drawing of my TAV in Bg3

[delilah-briarwood]

Commission of my dnd crime syndicate, the Horned Guild by the incredible @baronmpontmercy (details about the members under the cut)

Mistain Horlir (He/Him)- The Faded Light: Fallen Aasamir, Echo Knight Fighter: Master of Whispers

Amerys Lockborn (She/They) - The Devil’s Blade: Zariel Tiefling, Swashbuckler Rogue: Assassin

Jan Flint (He/They) - The Serpent’s Smile: Half-Elf, College of Eloquence Bard: Thief

Artoria Barriurden (She/Her) - The Lady of Shadows: Drow, Way of Shadows Monk: Political Saboteur

[galacticsabc]

Sure, why not. Dnd-sona.

[foldingfittedsheets]

Me making DnD characters:

Expectation: Okay, this character is a Phoenix aarakocra wildfire druid. She has only vague memories of past lives but just wanders around doing good and helping people! So when I play her she’ll probably be pragmatic, patient, and wise.

Reality: Furious, feral bird woman rampages against the institutions of the world and wants to burn down everything.

Expectation: Okay, this drow fighter has been held prisoner, tortured, manipulated, and has had the lines of reality blurred so much she doesn’t know what’s real. She’ll be angry, mistrustful, and broody.

Reality: Absolutely in love with life and it’s beauty, the sweetest little ray of sunshine. Utterly charms everyone she meets and delights in learning new things.

Expectation: A dragon spy posing as a courtesan and socialite in their tiefling form, tasked with spying on another party member who carries a dragon tooth axe. They’ll be cool, collected, and very suave. They’ll change allegiance to the party after a long time of bonding and building trust.

Reality: A nerdy disaster who doesn’t know how to process their feelings, who gets tongue tied the moment their first crush smiles at them and changes allegiance to the party in under five sessions.

My betrothed: What’s your next characters personality gonna be?

Me: Fuck if I know. Guess we’ll find out together.

[cranity]

tell us about Santos :3c...

My tav Santos!! He's a fighting x rogue class tiefling who's a bit worn out in life, but doesn't stop him from being the rock of the party. He's 143 years old and a seasoned weapons maker, tho it's been a few years since he's kept up with the craft. He dabbled a bit as a mercenary in his 90's, but ultimately ended up as a bartender in Baldur's Gate yearning to go back to guildwork. [Which is when he got abducted, after a shift]

Personality wise he's not the loudest nor quietest of the group (choosing to be the listener a bit more than be the talker). He can seem quite serious, but is relatively easy-going and is known to give some of his own snark back when need be. He's a realist with a good heart, but won't hesitate to lie himself (and party) out of situations and attempt questionable persuasive maneuvers to at least avoid some unnecessary bloodshed. (Tho sometimes he goes a little too far with the snappy remarks at enemies that leads to greater bloodshed)

He has a well of unwavering patience for his party members in the emotional sense, but gets incredibly exasperated by their antics and rivalry (looks at Shadowheart & Lae'zel, Gale & Astarion). He doesn't know what he's gonna do after they defeat the Absolute, but for now he'll just try and make sure that everyone in his party makes it out of this in one piece.

[Santos' tent, he collects enchanted weapons and borrows Lae'zel's grinder often]

Character Relationships:

He gets along very well with Jaheira since they have a very similar sense of humor, their friendly jabs turn into some very confusing flirting for the rest of the party. Likes to poke fun at Gale, who has a bit of a crush on him. Santos has some propensity for magic and spellcasting, but it's unrefined and he never bothered to do much with it, tho he does like to ask Gale to teach him a thing or two when they have the downtime and he has access to a wizard with knowledge that loves to talk. He rebuffed Astarion's advances quite quickly, especially since he realized why he was doing it, but they remained good friends regardless, which it seems Astarion really needed. He lets Astarion feed off of enemies since they're gonna kill them anyways, but offers himself in case if emergencies. He's really good friends with Wyll and Karlach and can be found sharing a drink often in their downtime, both of them having Santos barking with laughter. He's not much of a meddler, but he'll leave their hang outs to leave both of them alone in hopes it'll inspire something.

He and Lae'zel have an unspoken camaraderie as fighters and weapon masters, and she likes that he'll give her bullshit right back. He likes sparring with her bcs she has him eating shit and landing on his ass, but he learns a lot. He butts heads a bit with Shadowheart and Halsin, but they eventually remain on friendly terms and respect each other. Santos killed Minthara and has yet to meet Minsc.

[tee-wells]

Creating art none of my players are likely to find because I've been going insane about her

[oldschoolfrp]

The calendar tell me it's July 27, Gary Gygax's birthday, so I rolled up a character -- 3D6 rolled six times in order referencing Holmes' 1977 basic D&D rules (his tidy edit of Gygax and Arneson's original 1974 little books):

Srength 8

Intelligence 13

Wisdom 10

Constitution 8

Dexterity 10

Charisma 8

In old school D&D this is a perfectly viable character with no penalties, before 50 years of stat inflation was built into the rules. He could be almost anything, but will be most capable as a magic-user, receiving a +5% bonus to earned experience for having a 13 in the prime requisite ability.

Magic-users and thieves get only a D4 for hit points in early editions, and as often happens I rolled a 1. Survival past the first few levels will be extremely unlikely, but it always was for those classes. He'll need to hide in the middle of the party and hope for the best.

3D6 x 10 for starting gold pieces results in only 60, but he doesn't need much gear. He'll carry some basic tools and a bundle of empty sacks to help carry treasure after his one and only spell is spent.

With Int 13 he has a 65% chance of having a specific level 1 spell in his book, and will have a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 8. He can roll in any order, and can reroll from the list if they fail to meet the minimum. On the first pass through the list he fails to know Detect Magic, Magic Missile, or Hold Portal, but his book holds Charm Person, Dancing Lights, Protection from Evil, Read Languages, Read Magic, Shield, Sleep, and Tenser's Floating Disc. From that list of 8 he can choose one spell each day to use, only one time per day. In combat Sleep and Charm Person will be useful for reducing the number of opponents.

[shaygoyle]

Loved creating this custom character design for the amazing Urimana-8 (deviantart) art by @shaygoyle (2023)

Shaygoyle Creations Art Shop // Patreon // Instagram // Deviantart

[phoebepheebsphibs]

Rather than draw Rise August or write stories

I spent the majority of today colouring in a sketch of a character that I'm calling 'Millicent Bystander'

I have no idea what her story is yet but I do know she's a human punching bag and totally jinxed

She's a mix between that one piccrew thing I did a while ago and a weird random jokey DnD session I got pulled into out of nowhere (it's a long story, basically a dude joined a discord call and told us to pick a character and I don't play DnD so I didn't have a character so I made up a girl who just watched from the backseat and was along for the ride and randomly defeated a villain with the power of her Bible and I called her Millicent Bystander)

Anyway I got weirdly obsessed with her and completely redid her

@thecrystalauthor

[gildedbearediting]

Writing Exercise: Flashback

Today’s cue card writing exercise is straightforward and quick. Remember, if you recognize these cue card exercise then let me know where I got them from in order to properly credit the source. Alright, let’s get to it. Start with these memory prompts: 5 years ago… When I was a teen… My father used to… Keep it short, use the senses. Include important setting details and dialogue. You can use…